A New Radiographic Classification System for Developmental Hip Dysplasia is Reliable and Predictive of Successful Closed Reduction and Late Pelvic Osteotomy

Conclusions: The IHDI classification is subjectively more facile to use and has excellent interrelater agreement for classifying the radiographic severity of DDH. It is also reliable in predicting success of closed reduction and need for late pelvic osteotomy. Significance: practitioners and researchers should consider the IHDI classification as a useful classification scheme and prognosticator when considering treatment options for late-presenting DDH. Significance: Practitioners and researchers should consider the IHDI classification as a useful classification scheme and prognosticator when considering treatment options for late-presenting DDH. Level of Evidence: Level III.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Hip Source Type: research